March 18, 2014 in City
Police are investigating whether an armed robbery at the Subway at 6420 N. Nevada tonight shortly after 7:30 p.m. is connected to several other recent robberies, including one at the …
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March 18, 2014 in Idaho
The Idaho House has agreed unanimously to return HB 473 – the bill attempting to nullify the EPA’s regulatory authority in Idaho – to committee, acknowledging the bill is “very …
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March 18, 2014 in Region
A news helicopter crashed into the street and exploded into flames Tuesday near Seattle’s Space Needle, killing two people on board, badly injuring a man in a car and sending …
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March 18, 2014 in Idaho on Page A1
BOISE – Catastrophic wildfires should be no less a priority for federal funds than hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes or other natural disasters, lawmakers from Oregon and Idaho said Monday. They joined …
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March 18, 2014 in City on Page A1
In a bid to curb unwanted sprawl, Spokane city leaders Monday imposed new prohibitions on extending water and sewer service to potentially contested developments outside city limits until any legal …
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March 18, 2014 in Nation/World on Page A1
KIEV, Ukraine – Russian President Vladimir Putin recognized Crimea as a “sovereign and independent country” Monday, just hours after the strategic Black Sea peninsula declared it had broken away from …
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March 18, 2014 in Nation/World on Page A2
NEW YORK – Researchers say they have spotted evidence that a split-second after the Big Bang, the newly formed universe ballooned out at a pace so astonishing that it left …
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March 18, 2014 in Nation/World on Page A3
LOS ANGELES – A predawn earthquake rolled across the Los Angeles basin Monday, rattling nerves and shaking buildings along a 150-mile swath of Southern California but causing no major damage. …

March 18, 2014 in Nation/World on Page A3
NEW YORK – A weekend of St. Patrick’s Day revelry and tensions over the exclusion of gays in some of the celebrations culminated Monday in New York, where the world’s …
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March 18, 2014 in Nation/World on Page A3
The Rocky Mountain wildflower season has lengthened by more than a month since the 1970s, according to a study published Monday that found climate change is altering the flowering patterns …
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March 18, 2014 in Nation/World on Page A3
CHICAGO – Best-selling author Kevin Trudeau, whose name became synonymous with late-night TV pitches, was sentenced to 10 years in prison Monday for bilking consumers through ubiquitous infomercials for his …
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March 18, 2014 in Nation/World on Page A4
When first lady Michelle Obama heads for China with her mother and daughters in tow Wednesday, the focus will be on education and people-to-people connections. And there will be some …
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March 18, 2014 in Nation/World on Page A4
SEATTLE – A California man who spoke of wanting to bomb the Los Angeles subway system was arrested early Monday near the Canadian border in Washington state and charged with …
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March 18, 2014 in Nation/World on Page A4
CARACAS, Venezuela – Security forces on Monday took control of a Caracas plaza that has been at the heart of anti-government protests that have shaken Venezuela for a month. Clusters …